Keyboard shortcuts
Two-choice dropdowns
In settings dropdowns with two choices, a short left-click switches to the other value. Hold for 300 ms or drag down by 4 UI pixels to open the menu and choose on release. This also works in Shader FX parameters and group headers. Lists with other choice counts, mixed values, and custom values outside the list keep normal menu behavior. Keyboard operation is unchanged.
Document, layers and opacity
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
Ctrl+S |
Save / Save As. |
Ctrl+Z · Ctrl+Y / Ctrl+Shift+Z |
Undo · Redo. |
Up / Down after using Layers |
Previous / next visible layer. |
| Arrow keys after clicking the canvas | Move selected layers along the canvas axes by one canvas pixel. Hold to repeat with gradual acceleration; one Undo reverts the hold. A selected guide takes priority. |
Ctrl-click / Shift-click outside thumbnails |
Toggle a layer / select a range. |
Ctrl+Shift-click |
Add a range. |
Ctrl+E / Ctrl+Alt+E |
Merge selection / merge a copy. |
0–9 or numpad |
Set selected-layer opacity. |
5 means 50%; quickly press 7 next for 57%. After a pause, 7 means 70%.
0 means 100%, quick 00 means 0%, and 05 means 5%.
Painting, selection and navigation
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
[ / ] · X |
Resize brush/pencil · swap colors. |
Hold Alt, click/drag with Brush, Pencil or Fill |
Pick a visible color anywhere on screen; release Alt to return to the tool. |
RMB with Brush/Pencil |
Temporarily erase. |
U · Shift-drag with Shape |
Shape tool · equal proportions / 45° line angles. |
Shift-drag / Shift-click while painting |
Axis line / connect endpoints. |
Ctrl-click a thumbnail/group arrow |
Select alpha. |
Ctrl+C / Ctrl+Shift+C / Ctrl+V |
Copy selected layers (or selected pixels) / copy merged pixels / paste, including between windows. |
Ctrl+A / Ctrl+D / Ctrl+Shift+I |
Select all / deselect / invert area. |
Shift / Alt / Shift+Alt with selection tools |
Add / subtract / intersect. |
Enter / Backspace / Escape with Lasso |
Close / remove vertex / cancel. |
MMB-drag / mouse wheel |
Pan / zoom with any tool. |
Shift+MMB-drag |
Rotate the view with any tool; Ctrl bypasses angle snapping. |
Alt-click with Zoom |
Zoom out. |
Ctrl while snapping |
Bypass snapping. |
Enter in Transform · Escape during a gesture |
Exit tool · cancel gesture. |
On macOS, Cmd also works for saving, selection and Undo/Redo.
Use these shortcuts while the WhimTex window is focused.